Software Engineer — Low-Latency Quant & Data Platforms

Millennium; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 175,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Millennium is seeking a senior software engineer to join its Fixed Income & Commodities Technology team. You will work with PMs, risk managers, and engineers on application development, deployment, and architecture to deliver low-latency, compute-intensive solutions.

Ideal candidates bring 3–5+ years in software development with Java or C++, at least 1 year with Rust, and strong SQL/data tooling experience in cloud environments (AWS/GCP).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 3–5+ years of professional software development experience with Java or C++, plus at least 1 year with Rust.
• Strong SQL/database experience and familiarity with modern data tooling and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Work with portfolio management, risk, and engineering teams on application development, deployment, and architecture.
• Partner with quants, risk managers, and engineers to develop compute-intensive applications for quantitative modeling.
• Optimize the platform to minimize latency using advanced network and systems techniques.
• Automate end-of-day processing, data integrity checks, and bulk data loads/extracts.
• Maintain, support, and enhance capabilities as new requirements arise.
• Collaborate with project managers and senior leadership to capture analytic requirements and monitor delivery.
• Contribute to Millennium's collaborative culture by delivering timely solutions to Portfolio and Risk Managers firmwide.

Skills

Java

C++

Rust

SQL

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS or related

Tools

Kubernetes

ArgoCD

Docker

DuckDB

Postgres

AWS

GCP

Apache Kafka

Arrow

Parquet

Avro

Job description

Millennium is seeking a senior software engineer to join its Fixed Income & Commodities Technology team. You will work with PMs, risk managers, and engineers on application development, deployment, and architecture to deliver low-latency, compute-intensive solutions.

Ideal candidates bring 3–5+ years in software development with Java or C++, at least 1 year with Rust, and strong SQL/data tooling experience in cloud environments (AWS/GCP).